Benzedrine

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The racemic mixture of amphetamine (dl-amphetamine). uncountable

    "[…]who chained themselves to subways for the endless ride from Battery to holy Bronx on benzedrine until the noise of wheels and children brought them down[…]"

  2. 2
    a form of amphetamine wordnet

Synonyms

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amphetamineamphetamine sulfatebenniebenzedrine pillccocaine

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"[…]who chained themselves to subways for the endless ride from Battery to holy Bronx on benzedrine until the noise of wheels and children brought them down[…]"

Etymology

From the trade name for the first pharmaceutical (racemic) amphetamine (1932), derived from benzyl-methyl carbinamine.

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